OK.
That symbol is what we've usually called the "triangle-slash".
You have to keep in mind that the heart has been carved out of the stone.....not an easy thing to do without risk of breaking the stone....and that at least two hearts were carved that fit the "excavation". One is from reddish stone, which has what are probably landscape features on the "outside" surface , since some of them begin and/or end beyond the borders of the stone. These do not exist within the excavated portion. Also on the "outside" are several symbols....another triangle at the end of a curved line from the number "1" to the left "outside" of the surface level.....a "circle within a circle" to which that triangle seems to point, and is also the 20th "place" on the dotted trail.......a symbol which many believe represents "omega", but which I believe indicates a dome or something covered over, in this case the heart excavation. Also worthy of note, is that there are several meanings for the Latin "Domus", which can be found in three places on the Latin Heart.....
https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/t...ed4a1e1f6d522ef29ac27d8506d149b2755a4489.html -----one being "philosophical school".....and the "X", which on the outside, lies over the "inside" triangle.
So what's it all mean ?
I'll give you something to ponder.....
If a straight line is drawn along the centerline of the cross thrust forward by the Priest, what exactly does it point to ?
So why is that particular symbol where one would begin to make the letter "A" ?
And why the letter "A" ? Does it represent "alpha", and/or correspond with the # 1 on the upper trail stone, the curved line and triangle which points to the same "symbol" ?
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And BTW:
All of us should be cognizant of the laws pertaining to our activities out there, in both the Tonto NF and the SWA.
But you would be better informed of what you can or can't legally do out there by checking the rules posted on each entity's website.
Sometimes our friend gets a bit carried away with all that can't do nothin stuff.
That's not a dig though, since he wasn't the only one who thought such a thing was possible.
Post #2550.....
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/lost-dutchman-s-mine/344831-do-stone-tablets-lead-somewhere-other-than-superstition-mtns-170.html
...last post on the page.
And as far as having the FS step in on yours or any other site which could be proven to be the LDM goes.
The last thing they would want to do, is to publicly declare the legend and mine to be genuine and historic in nature.
Most they'd do is confiscate any gold ore you happened to have on you....(your proof/their "possible" evidence)...send you packing, and once you are gone, get a crew together to fill any holes you found. That way, you have no mine and no proof, and they don't have to deal with too many news crews,tourists,liability questions should someone get hurt...etc.